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Spikenard

Spikenard, also called nard, nardin, and muskroot, is a class of aromatic amber-colored essential oil derived from Nardostachys jatamansi, a flowering plant in the honeysuckle family which grows in the Himalayas of Nepal, China, and India. The oil has been used over centuries as a perfume, a traditional medicine, or in religious ceremonies across a wide…

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Spikenard

Nodes71
Edges70
Triples25
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.028169
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related to Etymology · 12
Spikenard → Ancient Greek, Assyrian, Dohuk, English, Hebrew, Indian, Iraq, Latin, Naarda, Sanskrit, The, This
related to Further reading · 9
Spikenard → Alan Davidson, Andrew, Dalby, Food, ISBN, Oxford, Oxford University Press, The Oxford Companion, Tom Jaine
related to Culture · 4
Spikenard → Bible, ESV, Song, Songs

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nard perfume used oil also plant india nardus called species essential derived nardostachys jatamansi flowering grows name history honeysuckle himalayas

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Spikenardrelated to CultureBible0.60section
Spikenardrelated to CultureSong0.60section
Spikenardrelated to CultureSongs0.60section
Spikenardrelated to CultureESV0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologyThe0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologyLatin0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologyAncient Greek0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologyHebrew0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologyThis0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologySanskrit0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologyIndian0.60section
Spikenardrelated to EtymologyNaarda0.60section

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